Our goal at Student Financial Services is to partner with all University Schools to support the removal of financial barriers that might stand in your way, so you can be free to pursue your academic endeavors.
Most Schools at Columbia have their own financial aid office. Use our contact list to find yours.
For other needs, use the links above or scroll through the listing below to find the right team to help you.
Student Service Center
Contact us with questions about the Student Account, Tuition & Fees, Refunds, and Academic Certifications.
(For detailed registration, grades and transcript questions, please contact the Office of the Registrar.)
Location: 205 Kent Hall
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
Phone: +1-212-854-4400
Email: ssc@columbia.edu
Website: http://ssc.columbia.edu
Mailing Address:
205 Kent Hall, Mail Code 9202
1140 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10027
Student Financial Planning (SFP) - Architecture, Arts, Graduate Engineering, and Professional Studies
SFP provides financial aid counseling for Architecture, Arts, Graduate Engineering, and Professional Studies students. For all other schools, please contact your individual school.
Location: 202 Kent Hall
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
Phone: +1-212-854-7040
Fax: +1-212-854-2818
Mailing Address:
202 Kent Hall, MC 9203
1140 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10027
Loans
Contact us with questions about:
HPSL and Institutional loan disclosures and certification
Federal Perkins, HPSL, LDS and PCL promissory notes
Delinquent Federal Perkins, Institutional and HPSL, LDS and PCL loans
Loan cancellations and deferments for Federal Perkins loans
Institutional and HPSL, LDS and PCL loans
Loan Holds related to Exit Counseling
Student Loan Holds on SIS
Location: Studebaker Bldg., 6th Floor
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
Email Us
- If your last name begins with A-F, email loan-repayment-af@columbia.edu
- If your last name begins with G-O, email loan-repayment-go@columbia.edu
- If your last name begins with P-Z, email loan-repayment-pz@columbia.edu
Call Us:
- If your last name begins with A-F, dial +1 (212) 854-8211
- If your last name begins with G-O, dial +1 (212) 854-7213
- If your last name begins with P-Z, dial +1 (212) 854-3722
Payments and Deposits Office
Contact us with questions about paper checks, in-person payments, and pickup for stipends and other payments to students.
We are currently unavailable for in-person services. We continue to handle all services remotely.
Morningside Location: 205 Kent Hall
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
Phone: +1-212-854-1541
CUIMC Location: 1-141, 127 Black Building
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
Phone: +1-212-305-1108
Accounting Reconciliation and Control Monitoring
Contact us with questions regarding wire payments; Tuition Assistance Payments (TAP); summer stipend processing; SIS fund code set-up; SIS to ARC interface and data transfers; and departmental inquiries re: SIS data posting to ARC.
We are currently unavailable for in-person services. We continue to handle all services remotely.
Location: Studebaker Bldg., 6th Floor
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
Student Accounts Collections and Receivables - Enrolled and Non-enrolled Students
Contact us with questions about:
delinquent student accounts for students who are no longer enrolled
six (6) months payment agreement
Columbia University’s Past Due Notification program, including telephone call outreach, mailings and e-mail notifications,
Holds related to Prior Term Balances
Holds related to write-off of past due balances
Collection Holds, Collection Agency Inquiries and Inquiries related to accounts referred to the University’s attorney
Location: Studebaker Bldg., 6th Floor
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
Work-Study
We are currently unavailable for in-person services. We continue to handle all services remotely.
Location: 210 Kent Hall
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
Phone: +1-212-854-1770
Fax: +1-212-854-4777
Mailing Address:
210 Kent Hall, MC 9207
1140 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10027
Military and Veteran Affairs
Contact us with questions about support for and oversight of educational and other benefits for student veterans and service members.
Location: 202 Kent Hall
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
Phone: +1-212-854-3161
Registration and Financial Services at CUMC
Medical Center
Location: 1-141 Black Building, Unit 45
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday
Phone: +1-212-342-4790
Mailing Address:
1-141 Black Building, Unit 45
630 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Jane M. Hojan-Clark, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President
Tamika Peaker
Executive Assistant
Lichinia Beltré
Executive Director, Compliance
David Seltzer
Executive Director, University Financial Aid
Nida Williams
Executive Director, Accounting and Business Management (Office of the Bursar)
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